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maple + noun
maple 常作定语修饰名词，如 syrup（糖浆）、wood（木材）、leaves（叶子）。
She drizzled maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上淋了枫糖浆。
枫木
maples — plural of maple
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
枫木
the hard close-grained wood of maple trees, especially the sugar maple, used for furniture and flooring
She drizzled maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上淋了枫糖浆。
一种小树(Acer campestre),掌状叶五裂,结翅果,主要原产于东亚、欧洲、北非和北美
A small tree, Acer campestre, known as the common maple, field maple, or hedge maple, which has palmate leaves with five lobes and winged seeds, and is chiefly native to East Asia, Europe, North Africa, and North America.
任何枫树的木材；尤指糖枫坚硬致密的木材；常用于家具和地板
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
用枫树汁液制成的枫糖浆的味道,或其仿制味道
The flavour of maple syrup made from the sap of a maple tree, or an imitation of that flavour.
槭属众多乔木或灌木之一,结成对翅果；分布于北温带
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
The maple in our backyard turns bright red every autumn.
我们后院的枫树每到秋天就变成鲜红色。
This cabinet is made of solid maple.
这个柜子是用实心枫木做的。
We planted three maples along the driveway.
我们沿车道种了三棵枫树。
maple 常作定语修饰名词，如 syrup（糖浆）、wood（木材）、leaves（叶子）。
She drizzled maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上淋了枫糖浆。
maple 可作可数名词，指枫树。
The children like to play under the big maple.
孩子们喜欢在那棵大枫树下玩耍。
表示木材时，maple 为不可数名词。
The kitchen table is made of maple.
这张餐桌是枫木做的。
Not this
The table is made of maples.
Use this
The table is made of maple.
这里的 maple 指枫木材料，是不可数名词，不能用复数；maples 只表示枫树这种树的多棵。应去掉 s，用单数形式的 maple 指代木材。
Not this
I picked up a red maple from the ground.
Use this
I picked up a red maple leaf from the ground.
maple 表示枫树或枫木，不表示枫叶。要表达“枫叶”需说 maple leaf（复数 maple leaves）。受汉语“枫叶”的影响，容易把 a maple 误当成一片枫叶。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
枫糖浆
She poured maple syrup over her pancakes.
她在煎饼上倒了枫糖浆。
枫叶
The maple leaf is a national symbol of Canada.
枫叶是加拿大的国家象征。
枫树
A tall maple tree stands in front of our house.
我们家门前有一棵高大的枫树。
枫木
The floor is made of maple wood.
这地板是枫木做的。
糖枫
Sugar maples are tapped for their sweet sap.
人们从糖枫中采集甜汁。
枫叶，我们珍爱的象征，枫叶永存！
This line comes from an 1867 Canadian patriotic song that celebrates the maple leaf as the country's emblem.
这句歌词出自1867年的一首加拿大爱国歌曲，歌曲以枫叶作为国家的象征。
美国枫树街，夏末。一个安静、绿树成荫的小世界，处处是门廊和烧烤炉。
This is the opening narration from the Twilight Zone episode 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,' in which the maple trees on a peaceful street become a backdrop for paranoia.
这是《迷离时空》剧集《枫树街的怪物》的开场旁白，剧中一条宁静街道上的枫树成了猜疑与恐慌的背景。
Use maples naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
枫叶像红色小手掌，maple 以 map 开头，联想“枫叶像地图上的标记”来记住拼写。
语域：neutral 常见场景：树木与植物、木材与家具、日常交流 maple 作名词时通常指枫树或枫木，属于中性常用词，在日常对话和书面语中都较常见。若指‘淡棕色’这一义项，则多出现在特定描写中，需依赖上下文判断。
指“枫树”时可数，指“枫木”时不可数。
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